BREAKUPS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

breakups

noun

plural of breakup

as in splits

the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War

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Recent Examples of breakups Toure led Miami with 84 tackles in 2025 and also had six pass breakups and three tackles for loss. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Audiences are watching these talents endure new relationships, breakups, partners cheating and divorces. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 From intercepting Dak Prescott in the end zone to multiple pass breakups across consecutive days at practice, Durant has just been the more consistent guy. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Another physical defender with a nose for the ball, Moore had four picks and five pass breakups in 2025. — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Three total pass breakups over four full-speed practices is less than ideal for any secondary. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026 Later messages referenced multiple breakups and reconciliation. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026 Jackson, meanwhile, ranked seventh on the team in tackles (39) and second behind Bellamy on pass breakups with five. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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Noun

And the Current’s home/road splits will tell you that this team’s chances of making a deep postseason run increase with matches played at home.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
The race reflects national splits between progressives and the Democratic establishment.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of splits

Noun

Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.

— Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026

Definition of dissolutions

Noun

These booths with partitions that closed you off from the nearby tables.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
On the eight trading floors, the company installed custom partitions and operational furnishings built to meet the demands of high-performance financial operations.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Definition of partitions

Noun

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board worked towards understanding its internal divisions and goals through a retreat Saturday.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
No real divisions emerged in the field, apart from Sanford and Lynch favoring some congressional role in the US-Israel war with Iran.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of divisions

Noun

According to the Partnership for Public Service, more than 200,000 civil servants left the federal workforce in 2025 through voluntary and involuntary separations aimed at reducing head count.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of separations

Noun

But the Kirtland church community soon experienced schisms and conflicts over doctrine, money and authority.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026

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